Investigates the complex lives of famous Vikings, examining their spirituality, ambitions, and legendary adventures beyond mere conquest.Vikings. One of history’s most recognisable archetypes. These...
South Yorkshire in the Anglo-Saxon and Viking Periods. AD 450–1066
by Phil Sidebottom
Price: $39.98
ISBN: 9781399065566
Pub Date: 2023-09-30
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Pen and Sword History
208 Pages
An accessible overview that will interest anyone who wants to know more about South Yorkshire during the Viking era.The period AD 450-1066 was a tumultuous time for the British Isles, and this was in...
Viking warriors were feared by their contemporaries and their ferocious reputation has survived down to the present day. This book covers the military history of the Vikings from their early raiding to the final failure of their expansionist ambitions directed against England.
Following the fall of Rome, the sea is increasingly the stage upon which the human struggle of western civilization is played out. In a world of few roads and great disorder, the sea is the medium on which power is projected and wealth sought.
"If published as a novel, the life of Harald Hardrada (c.?1015-1066) could quite easily be dismissed as highly improbable... God’s Viking is an excellent read about a remarkable character." – Strategy...
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